Grain-measure



UNlTED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. DYGERT, vOF PINE TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

GRAIN-,MEASURE SPECII-CATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,158, dated iB ebruary 3, 1880.

Application mea october 21, 1819.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. DYGEET, of Pine township, in the county of Mercer yand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful I in provements in Grain-Measures; and I do hereby declarethefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccoin panying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a grainmeasure, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. l

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will non7 proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and which represents a perspective view of my grain-measure.

A represents the vessel or measure, provided with a funnel-shaped bottom, B O, and intended to hold a certain quantity-such as, forland has an outlet at O, Where the said surplus grain maybe collected in a receptacle placed there for that purpose.

At the bottom of the vessel is a slide or valve, H, connected to an upright lever, F, which is pivoted at Gr, and. has a spring, I, so arranged as to hold said slide or valve closed. The lever extends upward to and above the upper edge of the vessel, so that the operator allow the measured grain to fall into the bag suspended on the hooks "VL fThis grain -measure is simple and cheap, and, as shown, combines with it a means for saving any surplus grain that may have been poured into the measure.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim4 as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

I. The combination of the. vessel A, inclined trough D, and pivoted stroke-01T' rod K, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The Within-described grain-measure, consisting of the vessel A B O, Wit-h sockets L and legsV N, having hooks M, stroke-off rod K, inclined trough D, and slide or valve H, With lever F, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

HENRY MARTIN DizeEErr.l

Witnesses D. W. FTNDLEY, THoMAs MoKEAN,

W. M. DIGTIT.

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